Denoted vs Signified - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between denoted and signified

is that denoted is past tense of denote while signified is past tense of signify.

the concept or idea evoked by a sign.

(head)

(denote)

(denot)

To indicate; to mark.

The yellow blazes denote the trail.

To make overt.

The tears denoted her true feelings.

To refer to literally; to convey meaning.

"Pre-" denotes "before."

* denotation * denotative ----

(Intension)

(en-noun)

(linguistics, structuralism) The concept or idea evoked by a sign.

(head)

(signify)